2016-17 Season

Team 4917 was 41-23-0 in official play in 2017.  As captains of a finalist alliance on Curie, we finished in the top 2% of teams in the world!
April 26 - 29, 2017
St.Louis World Championship
Thanks to our all our amazing Sponsors who made this possible
  • Ranked 6th in qualifications on Curie field
  • Captained 6th alliance (4946, 2169, 3929) to finals
  • Lost to 2056,1241,384 who finished 3rd @Einstein

April 12 - 15, 2017
Ontario District Championship
Thanks to our Sponsor - Google
  • Finished 10th overall
  • Was first pick of the 6th alliance. Lost in the Quarters.
  • Finished the Ontario District Ranked #14 and qualified for Worlds in St.Louis

​​March 30 - April 1, 2017
​Windsor Essex Great Lakes District 
Thanks to our Sponsor - Elmira Pet Products
  • Event Champions with 610 and 4595 !!
  • Finished 6 overall - selected to 3rd alliance
  • Went undefeated in playoffs - 5 out of 6 four rotor matches 
  • Beat our own Canadian High Score record by 1 - 456
  • Won the Quality Award for machine robustness in concept and fabrication

March 23 –  25, 2017
​Waterloo District - Thanks to our Sponsor - Systematix
  • Finished Qualification as 8th overall
  • After Qualifications had 2nd highest OPR - just behind 2056
  • Was drafted to the 5th Alliance and fell to the event Champs 2056/1114 in the Semi-Finals
  • Set the Canadian High Score record  with 455
  • Was part of the first team in Canada to get 4 rotors turning
  • Was the first and only team Canada to get 4 rotors turning in qualifications 3 times, a feat less than 30 teams in the world have accomplished
  • Received the Excellence in Imagery Award for our Brand Management Waterloo 2016​